Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-12
THE SAD IRONY OF FATE.
A DUDisH VOUsa NAN VINO WsSr 70
fHs COUNTY Jan.
ne visits tue prison with several scc,say
Lss,cs to inspsct n. snd saturday He
,s Isnaed There Charged win
stealing Prom His Employer

From the Pittsburg Post.
A. 1. Adams was the name OF . natty look.
Ing young man upon whom the pondsrous
jail door closed Saturday. The charge against
him was larceny and he presented q lugu.
brious appearance ss he was escorted into the
reception room Of the Jail by Alderman
Tatem's constable. Adams is we'll known
over on the North Side, where he has figured
in society circles for more than a year past.
At many receptions, soirees aud parties
Adams has been q centre of attraction in q
charmed circle ~ the ladies thought "he WAS
just too sweet to live"
On FRIDAY afternoon Adams accompanied
by several young ladies we'll known in the
best society circles OF the North Side, raid q
visit to the county jail He WAS tsultlessly
attired IN . pale mauve colored suit wore
yellow kids and had on the latest thing in
the way OF crinkled straw hat ave have
just come on a tour of inspection, you know"
he said, with an aiiable air, "the ladies are
very curious to see the inside of JAIL and
just brought them over, you know"
Warden Berlin then eec orted the visitors
all over the building. and they we're charmed
with the arrsng sments. Adams stepped
into one OF the cells which was unoccupied
aud made minute inspection Of the interior
and spoke in the hight It terms of the sccom.
mods,ious, s1ying that he was almost
the summer. As they went out the dudish
young man twirled his cane jsuntily, and
nodding pasronizingly to the warden the
sightseers disappeared in q cloud Of dust that
iiirted coyly along Ross street.
Judge OF Warden Berlin's amszemeut Sat.
urday afternoon when the prison bell rang,
the doors opened aud his dudish visitor of
the day before walked in with the stalwsrt
clutch Of Alderman Tatem's constable on the
immaculate cuff OF his mavue colored coat
a haf hal bara a,ar r,sfi.,
OF him had disappeared, and he presented =
woebeRone. crest-iallen appearance. Striking
a dramatic attitude ss he approached the
warden he said, in tragic tones: " Iester-
day ! came here as visitor; to. day l am to
be incarcerated as 4 prisoner"
There WAS another irony OF fate in store for
him, when, after he had been searched and
taken to the cell room, he found that the
cell which he had so much admired on
Thursday was designated as his quarter
The charge OF larceny against Adams had
been maze by \. q. Wynkoop, the well
known North Side druggist, by whom he
was employed AZ q drug clerk. Mr.. Wyn-
koop for long time past had bsen missing
quantities OF his most valuable drugs and
choicest perfumes. He could not sccount
for their disappearance in any manner. one
OF the drugs that seemed to disappear with
regularity was opium, one OF his most val.
liable commodities. Finally he became sus.
pcious Of Adams and set = watch on him.
day, and when the officers visited his room
they found two trunks full OF opium. per
fumes and other costly drugs, for which he
could not account 1t is alleged that he has
been selling the goods to outside parties.
Alderman Tatem held Adams in 500 in de-
fault of which he Was sent to Jail.
IL is stated that when President Cleveland
and bis bride were spending their honey.
moon at Deer park, a party OF young folks
from Wheeling, W. Va, to which place
Adams belongs, went to the vicinity OF Deer
park to spend their vacation. Among the
party was Adams and a young lady, to whom
he was very attentive, and the couple were
bantered by their companions to get mari ried
and follow the example of the president and
his bride in spending their honeymoon a
Deer park. Auams and the lady refused u
take dare, and were mar ried there and then
The marriage WAS kept secret and the part,
returned to their homes in Wheeling, with
out making the wedding known. Adam
shortly after came to Allegheny, and obtain
| ing employment, went back to W Wheeling An,
was married again to the young lady, thi
time publicly, and located in Allegheny
Adams and his wife are well connected il
Wheeling.